OT Were any Bedfords really harmed in the making of this programme?

In article , Barleycorn writes

We wondered about this too. A disgusting bit of vandalism indeed, if it did happen.

In a similar vein, does anyone remember the film '633 Squadron' when several perfectly good, airworthy DH98 Mosquitoes were deliberately wrecked just for the sake of a film?

Also, more recently (though not for a film), the Belgian state railway sold an 1890s McIntosh 0-6-0[1] for scrap for 1 euro (though they had been offered way more for it) and it was promptly cut up. Truly there are those about who give not a fig for historic transport.

Regards, Andrew.

Yerst. I too was disappointed, although I didn't spot the Bedord specialties, I too think they burnt out a real one. The trouble with TV drama is they have too much money, especially on ITV channels with ads to fund them, and think no further than getting the shot they want. Buying a Bedford truck would not be too hard and they are quite crafty enough to buy it through a third party so the previous owner doesn't get wind of its likely fate!

Documentary programmes have far, far smaller budgets and cannot afford to do that sort of thing, so need the goodwill of owners to get the job done at a reasonable hire rate.

I was surprised to see the cannon equipped Spitfire in 1941 and even more surprised to see the manifolds equipped with night fighter flame suppressors.

I was deeply impressed that they had contrived to bend the laws of physics sufficiently for the petrol to run uphill from the tanker into the tank, a howler of considerable merit! Dunno about the markings - wrong, I take it?

I enjoyed it though and despite its warts (or perhaps because of them o)) )shall watch it again next week

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

- and the French have cut up all their Concordes and scrapped them I understand.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn .

In article , J K Siddorn writes

This sadly is true. I'm beginning to wonder whether some sort of 'listing' of historic artefacts, like historic buildings, might work; or at least a prohibition on their wanton destruction.

That wouldn't surprise me one bit. I bet the previous owner feels sick now.

AIUI old vehicles often still get very badly treated by stunt men, or by actors or others incompetent at handling them.

There would *just* have been a few about by then IIRC (fitted with the 'B' wing, with 2x20mm cannon plus 4x0.303in MG), but not many.

I didn't spot those - I was too busy trying to read the serials (all seemed to have been either painted over or kept out of shot).

Clever, that, wasn't it? No pump or anything, just levitation.

As to those, I've no idea.

ObSE - it would have been nice to see a petrol bowser[1] fitted with a

Regards, Andrew.

In article , J K Siddorn writes

I thought that one or two had been promised to Continental museums, but I can't say I'm surprised if they've been cut up instead.

Regards, Andrew.

Big fuss in the bus preservation world recently when several RTs were cut about to make the "triple deckers" for a Harry Potter film. IIRC at least one was sold by a preservationist to someone he was led to believe intended to preserve and rally the vehicle. This sort of thing has happened more than once which strikes me as odd as old buses are not exactly at a premium.

There are still plenty of rusted-out OX / OY Bedfords around that are fit for burning, but very little else.

But it was probably a concours winner, just because the useless tossers who source these things have plenty of money and find the most obviously advertised vehicles (often the better ones) the quickest and easiest to find. 8-(

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I tried a search on Concorde museums and found this site.

John

I found this on the BBC.

Regards,

Chris Kessell